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Trump fires Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner hours after weak jobs report
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2:12Now PlayingPresident Trump posted on social media that he had ordered the firing of the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, just hours after the agency released a weaker than expected monthly jobs report. NBC News' Yamiche Alcindor reports on claims the president has made about the commissioner and his decision.
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